Early recognition of rheumatoid arthritis
| Autor: | Marie McGee, Janice Mooney |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Inflammatory arthritis media_common.quotation_subject Nice General Medicine Disease Osteoarthritis medicine.disease Secondary care Excellence Intervention (counseling) Rheumatoid arthritis medicine business Intensive care medicine computer computer.programming_language media_common |
| Zdroj: | Nursing and Residential Care. 14:344-347 |
| ISSN: | 2052-2932 1465-9301 |
| DOI: | 10.12968/nrec.2012.14.7.344 |
| Popis: | Janice Mooney and Marie McGee provide advice on early therapeutic intervention to lead to greater control of the disease and how to differentiate between osteoarthritis Early recognition of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (inflammatory arthritis) is important, as there is increasing evidence of the benefits of early intervention (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), 2009). However, many health practitioners have difficulties recognising inflammatory arthritis early and knowing when to refer to secondary care. This article provides an overview on how to differentiate between RA and the more common form of degenerative arthritis (osteoarthritis) in residents. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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